Roya may refer to:
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''Roya'' (alga), a genus of green algae and a subgroup of
Zygnemataceae
The Zygnemataceae are a family of filamentous or unicellular, uniseriate (unbranched) green algae. The filaments are septated and reproduction is by conjugation; ''Spirogyra'' is commonly used in schools to demonstrate this kind of reproduction ...
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Roya (river), a river of France and Italy
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Roya (genus), a synonym of ''Williamia'', a genus of small sea snails
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Roya (given name)
Roya ( en, dream, or vision); ( fa, رویا), is a female name, of Persian origin. It is common in Iran, Afghanistan, and Azerbaijan.
Notable persons named Roya
* Roya Arab, Iranian musician and archaeologist
* Röya (singer), Azerbaijani sing ...
, a female proper name of Persian origin, meaning "fantasy" or "dream"
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Roya (singer)
Roya may refer to:
* ''Roya'' (alga), a genus of green algae and a subgroup of Zygnemataceae
* Roya (river), a river of France and Italy
* Roya (genus), a synonym of ''Williamia'', a genus of small sea snails
* Roya (given name), a female prope ...
, an Azerbaijani pop singer
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Roya, Princess Samira’s pet peacock in
Shimmer and Shine
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Ro'ya TV
Roya TV is a Jordan
Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Ba ...
, a private Jordanian television station
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Roya, a California based Software as a Service company
Notable people with this name
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Roya Arab
Roya Arab (born 1967) is an Iranian musician and archaeologist.
Musical career
Born in Tehran, Iran, Roya Arab learned the craft of singing during jam sessions around London in the early and mid-1990s. She was the first Iranian female to receiv ...
, UK-based Iranian musician and archaeologist
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Roya Hakakian
, birth_date = ca. 1966
, birth_place = Tehran, Iran
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, language = Persian, English
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, citizenship = American
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, Iranian American Jewish poet, journalist, and writer
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Roya Maboudian, American academic and researcher in the field of chemical engineering
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Roya Megnot, American actress
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Roya Mirelmi, Iranian theater, cinema and television actress
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Roya Nonahali, Iranian actress and director
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Roya Rahmani, Afghan diplomat
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Roya Ramezani, Iranian designer and women's rights campaigner
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Roya Rozati, India-based gynecologist and infertility specialist
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Roya Saberi Negad Nobakht, Iranian-British housewife who was imprisoned after she returned to Iran
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Roya Sadat, Afghan film producer and director
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Roya Teymourian
Roya Teymourian ( fa, رویا تیموریان, born 19 March 1959 in Tehran) is an Iranian actress.
Selected filmography Film
* ''Women's Prison''
* ''Gharch-e Sammi''
* '' Beed-e Majnoon'' (The Willow Tree, by Majid Majidi)
* ''Kafe Setereh'' ...
, Iranian actress
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Roya Toloui, Kurdish-Iranian journalist, human rights activist and feminist
See also
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Roia (disambiguation)
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Royal (disambiguation)
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